MONTEVIDEO. Peñarol bounces back against La Luz with a goal on the R. Viera 38′ and a penalty kick on the A. Hernández 24′. Peñarol was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (69%)
The match was played at the Estadio Campeón del Siglo stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 9.63 degrees Celsius or 49.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Peñarol had a superior ball possession 69% while La Luz was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peñarol was putting more pressure with 112 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Peñarol to win the match.
Peñarol shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, La Luz shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Peñarol received 3 yellow cards (Juan Ignacio Quintana Silva, Enzo Castillo and Kevin Méndez). Talking about the opposition, La Luz received 3 yellow cards (Anibal Hernández, Bryan Gabriel Osores Molinelli and Kevin Méndez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Peñarol will have 2 points like Cerro Largo, Nacional and Deportivo Maldonado to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, La Luz will have 18 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Peñarol will play away with Boston River on the 3rd of September with a 15-1 head to head statistic in favor of Peñarol (2 draws).
La Luz will host Defensor Sporting on the 3rd of September with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Defensor Sporting (0 draws).
Peñarol – Formation
Peñarol adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña decided to play with the following team: Guillermo De Amores, Matías Aguirregaray, Léo Coelho, Yonatthan Rak, Lucas Hernández, Sebastián Rodríguez, Damián García, Sebastián Cristóforo, Ángel González, Kevin Méndez and Matías Arezo.
The home team had on the bench: Thiago Cardozo, Hernán Menosse, Carlos Sánchez, Franco González, José Neris, Camilo Mayada, Valentín Rodríguez, Pedro Milans, Ignacio Sosa and Santiago Homenchenko.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 5 changes: Kevin Méndez for Valentín Rodríguez (46′), Sebastián Cristóforo for Carlos Sánchez (46′), Ángel González for José Neris (90′), Matías Aguirregaray for Camilo Mayada (82′) and Lucas Hernández for Jonathan Ramis (66′).
La Luz – Formation
Also La Luz adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
José Ignacio Pallas Martínez played with: Fabrizio Correa, Emiliano Ancheta, Rodrigo Viera, Marcos Andrés Paolini Banchero, Enzo Castillo, Pablo Porcile, Anibal Hernández, Martín Rabuñal, Juan Ignacio Quintana Silva.
These were the players on the bench: Ramiro Méndez, Martin Gonzalez, Matías de los Santos, Juan Boselli, Enzo Nicolas Lemos Paniagua, Álvaro González, Pablo Fagúndez, Luis Machado, Facundo Agustín Barreto Medina and Jonathan Ramis.
Substitutions
La Luz made 5 changes: Emiliano Ancheta for Pablo Fagúndez (59′), Anibal Hernández for Richard Martín González Lamas (59′), Lucas Hernández for Franco González (66′), Rodrigo Viera for Matías de los Santos (76′) and Diego González for Luis Machado (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Racing – Deportivo Maldonado – 1-1
- Peñarol – La Luz – 2-2
- Cerro – Boston River – 1-2